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Also Known As Pieter Lyonet
Born July 22, 1708 • Maastricht • Netherlands
Died October 10, 1789 (aged 81) • The Hague • Netherlands
Notable Works “Traité anatomique de la Chenille, qui ronge le bois de Saule”
Subjects Of Study insect • dissection

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British writer and artist
Marc Chagall
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Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
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H.W. Bates
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